Japanese quiz againOctober 24th, 2005 by Adamu |
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Word that I should have known but only learned recently:
団塊の世代
What’s it mean? No cheating!
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Japanese quiz againOctober 24th, 2005 by Adamu |
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Word that I should have known but only learned recently:
団塊の世代
What’s it mean? No cheating!
October 24th, 2005 at 6:04 pm
Generation of group spirit.
And who the hell is that guy? I’ve seen him before…
October 24th, 2005 at 6:22 pm
Dankon no sedai…
The baby boomers of Japan.
October 24th, 2005 at 7:02 pm
Hmm, dankai no sedai. Generation, obviously. The “dan” is collective, and the “kai” is “katamari” as in lump, clod. Something like “the mass generation.”
I’m reminded of Jose Ortega y Gasset’s The Revolt of the Masses, but I suspect that the second comment is correct. It must refer to the massive clump of children born in the immediate aftermath of World War II, Japan’s baby boom generation.
October 25th, 2005 at 8:11 am
YH is correct.
October 25th, 2005 at 9:17 am
Here in Taiwan I mostly see the character 塊 when referring to pieces of fried chicken on the menu at KFC.
October 25th, 2005 at 10:41 am
HAHAHA…. “generation of group spirit” sounds like a corporate slogan.
October 25th, 2005 at 2:24 pm
Sorry you all lose because you cheated. As the official winner I will congratulate myself with a warm bath in little lumps of chicken grease.
October 25th, 2005 at 5:25 pm
Well, I recognized 塊 from the game 塊魂 (Katamari Damacy, as the official transliteration goes.) I assume that Adamu mistook the character for the right half of that pairing, tamashii? It’s pretty hard to tell with a small font.
October 25th, 2005 at 5:27 pm
Well, I recognized 塊 from the game 塊魂 (Katamari Damacy, as the official transliteration goes). I assume that Adamu mistook the character for the right half of the pairing; that’s very easy to do, especially with a small font. I assume that that 土 radical makes it have to do with lump or clod.
October 25th, 2005 at 5:45 pm
Well I knew it was katamari and whatnot I just didn’t recognize what it referred to…........